National Basketball Association
New York 103, Chicago 95
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 25, 2010
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials:
#35 Kane Fitzgerald, #15 Bennett Salvatore, #58 Zach Zarba
Attendance:
19763
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Amare Stoudemire finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and six blocks as the New York Knicks controlled the fourth quarter en route to a 103-95 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.
Raymond Felton added 20 points and 12 assists and Landry Fields chipped in 14 points and 11 boards for the Knicks, who have bounced back from a three-game slide by winning their last two.
After New York outscored the Bulls 33-29 in the third quarter to take an 85-83 lead, both teams locked down on defense in the fourth. Chicago tied it with four quick points at the top of the quarter before going ice cold and missing 12 straight shots while going scoreless over an 8:18 stretch.
The Knicks took advantage of the Bulls’ drought, getting four points from Wilson Chandler during a 10-0 run to take the lead. When Chicago finally got back on the board with 1:52 left in the game, Chandler answered right back with a jumper to push it back to double-digits.
Carlos Boozer collected 26 points and 17 rebounds and Derrick Rose scored 25 for the Bulls, who committed 21 turnovers.
Top Game Performances
Chicago |
|
New York |
Carlos Boozer 26 |
Scoring |
Raymond Felton 20 |
Derrick Rose 8 |
Assists |
Raymond Felton 12 |
Carlos Boozer 19 |
Rebounds |
Landry Fields 11 |
Carlos Boozer 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Wilson Chandler 2 |
Derrick Rose 6 |
Steals |
Raymond Felton 5 |
Kurt Thomas 2 |
Blocks |
Amar'e Stoudemire 6 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Chicago
|
95 |
44.0 |
4-14 |
11-20 |
15 |
48 |
5 |
14 |
22 |
New York
|
103 |
53.2 |
12-22 |
7-12 |
25 |
44 |
10 |
12 |
24 |
Upcoming Games
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New York will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Knicks have a W/L % of .765 after a win and .385 after a loss.
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Bulls have a W/L % of .611 after a win and .700 after a loss.